Biography Gilbert Stone

The following is from a biography of the artist by Joel Weishaus, who published it on http://www.cddc.vt.edu/host/weishaus/stone.htm

Gilbert Leonard Stone was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 9, 1940. He was raised in an apartment house at 701 Empire Boulevard. In 1954 he entered the High School of Art and Design. Upon graduation, he attended the Parsons School of Design on a scholarship, furthering his education at New York University, graduating with honors.

What I remember most vividly about Gilbert during his teenage years is that he always knew he'd be an artist, and worked diligently at preparing himself. While I and our friends were downstairs playing ball, Gilbert would be home painting--his room suffused wi
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